Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-07

health; that is the substratum of fortune.
linen, how important it is to study the laws
OF health, whish is but another name for the
laws of nature. The closer we keen n the
laws of nature the nearer we are to good
health. Tobacco and rum should be summed.
To make money requires clear brain No
matter how bounnfully man NAV be
blessed with intelligence, If the brain is
muddled and his Judgment warped by drink.
it is impossible for him to carry on business
successfully.
The safest plan, and the one most sure of
success for the young man starting in life.
is to select the vocation which is most con-
genial to his tastes. There is as much di-
versity IN our brains as in our countenances
Some men are born mechanics, while some
have great aversion TO machinery I'm
less man enters upon a vocation intended
for him by nature, and best suited to his
peculiar genius, he can not succeed. After
securing the right vocation, you must be
careful to select the proper location, and not
begin business where there are already
enough to meet all demands in the same oc-
cupation.
No man has right to expect to succeed
in life unless he understands his business,
and nobody can understand his business
thoroughly unless he learns it by personal
application and experience. You must ex-
ercise caution in laying your plans, but be
bold in carrying them out. A man who is
all caution will never dare to take hold and
be successful, and man who is all bold
ness is merely reckless, and must eventual
ly fail.
There is no such thing in the world as
luck. If a man adopts proper methods to
be successful, 'luck' will not prevent him.
If he does not succeed there are reasons for
it, although, perhaps, he may not be able to
see them.
Moneyis good for nothing unless you know
the value of it by experience. Give a bov
$4,000 and put him in business, and the
chances are that he will lose every dollar of
it before he is year older Nine out of ten
of the rich men of our country to-day
started out in life as poor boys, with de-
termined wills, industry, perseverance,.
economy and good habits.
The great ambition should be to excel all
others engaged in the same occupation.
Whenever you find the best doctor. best
clergyman, best shoemaker or apy thing
else, that man Is most sought for, and al
ways has enough to do. Every boy should
learn some trade or profession. Engage in
one kind of business only and stick to il
faithfully until you succeed, or until your
experience shows that you should abandon
1t. A constant hammering ON one nail will
SSnSrdny urlNc IL nonc aJ last, so that IL
can be clinched. There is good sense in the
old caution about having too many irons in
the fire at once. Beware of "outside opera
tionS."
Read the newspapers, and keep thorough
ly posted in regard to the transactions of
the world
Be careful to advertise in some shape or
other, because It is evident that if a man
has ever so good an article for sale, and no
body knows it, it will bring him no return.
The whole philosophy of life is, first sow,
then reap, This principle applies to all
kinds of business, and to nothing more
eminently than to advertising If a man
has really good article, there is no wav
in which he can reap moro advantageouslv
than by sowing" to the public in this
way.
Politeness and civility are the best captal
ever invested in business. Large stores.
gilt signs, flaming advertisements will ali
prove unavailing if you or your employes
treat your patrons abruptly The more
kind and liberal man is, the more geuer-
Gus will be the patronage bestowed upon
him,
Preserve your integrity; it is more
precious than diamonds or rubes The
most difficult thing in life is TO maize money
dishonesty. Our prisons are full of men
who attempted TO follow this course. No
man can be dishonest without soon being
found out, and when his lack of principle is
discovered, nearly every avenue to success
is closed against him forever Strict hon
esty not only lies at the foundation of all
success IN life financially, but i'll every other
respect